2 Black House Farm Cottages, Bradwell Road, St Lawrence, Southminster, CM0 7LH

2 Black House Farm Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in St. Lawrence, Southminster, Southminster (CM0 7LH). It has a recorded floor area of 142 m² (around 1528 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.

Across 2001–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £550,000 is 42.1% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£253/sq ft) was about 39.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 14 years since the last transfer (February 2013). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.